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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 38 |
1 files changed, 36 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index 4924d387a657..3d5cd7a09b2f 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | |||
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ restrictions referred to are that the relevant option is valid if: | |||
37 | IA-32 IA-32 aka i386 architecture is enabled. | 37 | IA-32 IA-32 aka i386 architecture is enabled. |
38 | IA-64 IA-64 architecture is enabled. | 38 | IA-64 IA-64 architecture is enabled. |
39 | IOSCHED More than one I/O scheduler is enabled. | 39 | IOSCHED More than one I/O scheduler is enabled. |
40 | IP_PNP IP DCHP, BOOTP, or RARP is enabled. | 40 | IP_PNP IP DHCP, BOOTP, or RARP is enabled. |
41 | ISAPNP ISA PnP code is enabled. | 41 | ISAPNP ISA PnP code is enabled. |
42 | ISDN Appropriate ISDN support is enabled. | 42 | ISDN Appropriate ISDN support is enabled. |
43 | JOY Appropriate joystick support is enabled. | 43 | JOY Appropriate joystick support is enabled. |
@@ -159,6 +159,11 @@ running once the system is up. | |||
159 | 159 | ||
160 | acpi_fake_ecdt [HW,ACPI] Workaround failure due to BIOS lacking ECDT | 160 | acpi_fake_ecdt [HW,ACPI] Workaround failure due to BIOS lacking ECDT |
161 | 161 | ||
162 | acpi_generic_hotkey [HW,ACPI] | ||
163 | Allow consolidated generic hotkey driver to | ||
164 | over-ride platform specific driver. | ||
165 | See also Documentation/acpi-hotkey.txt. | ||
166 | |||
162 | ad1816= [HW,OSS] | 167 | ad1816= [HW,OSS] |
163 | Format: <io>,<irq>,<dma>,<dma2> | 168 | Format: <io>,<irq>,<dma>,<dma2> |
164 | See also Documentation/sound/oss/AD1816. | 169 | See also Documentation/sound/oss/AD1816. |
@@ -358,6 +363,10 @@ running once the system is up. | |||
358 | cpia_pp= [HW,PPT] | 363 | cpia_pp= [HW,PPT] |
359 | Format: { parport<nr> | auto | none } | 364 | Format: { parport<nr> | auto | none } |
360 | 365 | ||
366 | crashkernel=nn[KMG]@ss[KMG] | ||
367 | [KNL] Reserve a chunk of physical memory to | ||
368 | hold a kernel to switch to with kexec on panic. | ||
369 | |||
361 | cs4232= [HW,OSS] | 370 | cs4232= [HW,OSS] |
362 | Format: <io>,<irq>,<dma>,<dma2>,<mpuio>,<mpuirq> | 371 | Format: <io>,<irq>,<dma>,<dma2>,<mpuio>,<mpuirq> |
363 | 372 | ||
@@ -447,6 +456,10 @@ running once the system is up. | |||
447 | Format: {"as"|"cfq"|"deadline"|"noop"} | 456 | Format: {"as"|"cfq"|"deadline"|"noop"} |
448 | See Documentation/block/as-iosched.txt | 457 | See Documentation/block/as-iosched.txt |
449 | and Documentation/block/deadline-iosched.txt for details. | 458 | and Documentation/block/deadline-iosched.txt for details. |
459 | elfcorehdr= [IA-32] | ||
460 | Specifies physical address of start of kernel core image | ||
461 | elf header. | ||
462 | See Documentation/kdump.txt for details. | ||
450 | 463 | ||
451 | enforcing [SELINUX] Set initial enforcing status. | 464 | enforcing [SELINUX] Set initial enforcing status. |
452 | Format: {"0" | "1"} | 465 | Format: {"0" | "1"} |
@@ -548,6 +561,9 @@ running once the system is up. | |||
548 | 561 | ||
549 | i810= [HW,DRM] | 562 | i810= [HW,DRM] |
550 | 563 | ||
564 | i8k.ignore_dmi [HW] Continue probing hardware even if DMI data | ||
565 | indicates that the driver is running on unsupported | ||
566 | hardware. | ||
551 | i8k.force [HW] Activate i8k driver even if SMM BIOS signature | 567 | i8k.force [HW] Activate i8k driver even if SMM BIOS signature |
552 | does not match list of supported models. | 568 | does not match list of supported models. |
553 | i8k.power_status | 569 | i8k.power_status |
@@ -611,6 +627,17 @@ running once the system is up. | |||
611 | ips= [HW,SCSI] Adaptec / IBM ServeRAID controller | 627 | ips= [HW,SCSI] Adaptec / IBM ServeRAID controller |
612 | See header of drivers/scsi/ips.c. | 628 | See header of drivers/scsi/ips.c. |
613 | 629 | ||
630 | irqfixup [HW] | ||
631 | When an interrupt is not handled search all handlers | ||
632 | for it. Intended to get systems with badly broken | ||
633 | firmware running. | ||
634 | |||
635 | irqpoll [HW] | ||
636 | When an interrupt is not handled search all handlers | ||
637 | for it. Also check all handlers each timer | ||
638 | interrupt. Intended to get systems with badly broken | ||
639 | firmware running. | ||
640 | |||
614 | isapnp= [ISAPNP] | 641 | isapnp= [ISAPNP] |
615 | Format: <RDP>, <reset>, <pci_scan>, <verbosity> | 642 | Format: <RDP>, <reset>, <pci_scan>, <verbosity> |
616 | 643 | ||
@@ -736,6 +763,9 @@ running once the system is up. | |||
736 | maxcpus= [SMP] Maximum number of processors that an SMP kernel | 763 | maxcpus= [SMP] Maximum number of processors that an SMP kernel |
737 | should make use of | 764 | should make use of |
738 | 765 | ||
766 | max_addr=[KMG] [KNL,BOOT,ia64] All physical memory greater than or | ||
767 | equal to this physical address is ignored. | ||
768 | |||
739 | max_luns= [SCSI] Maximum number of LUNs to probe | 769 | max_luns= [SCSI] Maximum number of LUNs to probe |
740 | Should be between 1 and 2^32-1. | 770 | Should be between 1 and 2^32-1. |
741 | 771 | ||
@@ -1019,6 +1049,10 @@ running once the system is up. | |||
1019 | irqmask=0xMMMM [IA-32] Set a bit mask of IRQs allowed to be assigned | 1049 | irqmask=0xMMMM [IA-32] Set a bit mask of IRQs allowed to be assigned |
1020 | automatically to PCI devices. You can make the kernel | 1050 | automatically to PCI devices. You can make the kernel |
1021 | exclude IRQs of your ISA cards this way. | 1051 | exclude IRQs of your ISA cards this way. |
1052 | pirqaddr=0xAAAAA [IA-32] Specify the physical address | ||
1053 | of the PIRQ table (normally generated | ||
1054 | by the BIOS) if it is outside the | ||
1055 | F0000h-100000h range. | ||
1022 | lastbus=N [IA-32] Scan all buses till bus #N. Can be useful | 1056 | lastbus=N [IA-32] Scan all buses till bus #N. Can be useful |
1023 | if the kernel is unable to find your secondary buses | 1057 | if the kernel is unable to find your secondary buses |
1024 | and you want to tell it explicitly which ones they are. | 1058 | and you want to tell it explicitly which ones they are. |
@@ -1104,7 +1138,7 @@ running once the system is up. | |||
1104 | See Documentation/ramdisk.txt. | 1138 | See Documentation/ramdisk.txt. |
1105 | 1139 | ||
1106 | psmouse.proto= [HW,MOUSE] Highest PS2 mouse protocol extension to | 1140 | psmouse.proto= [HW,MOUSE] Highest PS2 mouse protocol extension to |
1107 | probe for (bare|imps|exps). | 1141 | probe for (bare|imps|exps|lifebook|any). |
1108 | psmouse.rate= [HW,MOUSE] Set desired mouse report rate, in reports | 1142 | psmouse.rate= [HW,MOUSE] Set desired mouse report rate, in reports |
1109 | per second. | 1143 | per second. |
1110 | psmouse.resetafter= | 1144 | psmouse.resetafter= |